Plow.



No. 69l,464. Patgnted Jan. 2|, I902.

B. HERRLING.

PLOW.

(Aizplication filed on. a, 1901.;-

LNo Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RUDOLPH HERRLING, OF GREENBUSH, WISCONSIN.

PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 691,464, dated January21, 1902. Application filed October 3, 1901. Serial No. 77,351. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUDOLPH HERRLING, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Greenbush, in the county of Sheboygan and State ofWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flows;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof.

My invention has for its object to lessen resistance to draft andfacilitate turning of plows, said invention consisting in aplow providedwith a traction-wheel arranged between landside and moldboard to dependsomewhat below the same and in provision for varying elevation of thewheel, automatic removal of moist earth from its periphery, andprotection of said wheel from falling clods or dirt, all as hereinparticularly set forth with reference to the accompanying drawings andsubsequently claimed.

Figure 1 of the drawings represents a partly-sectional elevation of aportion of an ordinary hand-plow provided with an adj ustabletraction-wheel in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, a verticaltransverse sectional view indicated by lines 2 2 in the first figure,and Fig. 3 a plan view in section on the plane indicated by line 3 3 insaid first figure.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A indicates the beam, B thelandside, O the moldboard, D the point, and E each of the handles, of anordinary hand-plow. By means of pivot-bolts F hangers G are connectedintermediate of their ends to the plow-handles, and curved slots in theupper ends of the hangers are engaged by set-bolts H, extending intosaid handles.

Journaled in the lower ends of hangers G is a traction-wheel I, that ispreferably at an angle to the landside of the plow to prevent crowdingin the furrows. The wheel is arranged to depend below the lower edges ofthe landside and moldboard of the plow, its elevation being variable atwill by pivotal adjustment of its hangers.

A scraper J is arranged on one of the hangers G' to remove moist earththat may adhere to the periphery of the wheel, and a guardin the form ofa housing K is shown in connection with one of the plow-handles oversaid Wheel to prevent falling clods or dirt from interfering with thesame.

The weight of the plow coming upon wheel I in a furrow, resistance todraft is lessened, and turning of said plow is facilitated by theemployment of said wheel as a pivot.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A plow, hangers pivotally connectedintermediate of their ends to theplow-handles, set-bolts extending through upper curved slots of thehangers into said handles, and a traction-wheel journaled in the lowerends of said hangers.

2. A plow, hangers in pivotally-adj ustable connection with theplow-handles, a tractionwheel journaled in the lower ends of thehangers, and a wheel-scraper on one of said 7 hangers.

3. A plow, hangers in connection with the plow-handles, a traction-wheeljournaled in the lower ends of the hangers, a wheel-scraper on one ofthe hangers, and a Wheel-housing on one. of said handles.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, atGreenbush, in the county of Sheboygan and State of Wisconsin, in thepresence of two witnesses.

RUDOLPH HERRLING.

Witnesses:

A. L. WADE, H. C. WADE.

